CICS / zOS Technical Lead

Consulting Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Consulting Solutions is seeking an experienced CICS/zOS Mainframe professional to join a large production environment with ~100 regions. This role supports maintenance, upgrades, and incident resolution in a fast-paced setting.

Columbia, SC or Remote Nationwide opportunities exist; strong on-call rotation is part of the duties. A 4-year degree with 5+ years IT experience is required, with CICSPlex and COBOL/Mainframe expertise highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of IT experience.
• Hands-on CICS experience.
• Strong understanding of Sysplex, COBOL, and IBM Mainframe.
• Experience with CICSPlex strongly preferred.
• Experience with VSAM, SMP/E, JCL, REXX and/or Assembler.
• Strong production troubleshooting and incident-resolution experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain a large-scale mainframe environment across approximately 100 regions.
• Perform CICS/zOS maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting and production support.
• Analyze incidents and ensure regional production stability.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation (currently approximately 1 week every 3 weeks).
• Work normal business hours outside of on-call responsibilities.

Skills

CICS experience

Mainframe knowledge

CICSPlex

COBOL

VSAM

SMP/E

JCL

REXX

Assembler

Production troubleshooting

Education

4-year degree

Job description

Location: Columbia, SC (strongly preferred), State College, PA, Dallas, TX, or Remote Nationwide

We’re looking for an experienced CICS / zOS Mainframe professional who can hit the ground running in a complex production environment.

MUST HAVE

• 4-year degree with at least 5 years of IT experience
• Strong hands‑on CICS experience
• Strong understanding of Sysplex, COBOL, and IBM Mainframe
• Experience with CICSPlex strongly preferred
• Experience with VSAM, SMP/E, JCL, REXX and/or Assembler
• Strong production troubleshooting and incident‑resolution experience

What You’ll Do

• Support and maintain a large‑scale mainframe environment across approximately 100 regions
• Perform CICS/zOS maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting and production support
• Analyze incidents and ensure regional production stability
• Participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation (currently approximately 1 week every 3 weeks)
• Work normal business hours outside of on‑call responsibilities

Consulting Solutions and its family of companies is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at: [e-mail]